DJTT Website Feature Request/Bug Report

**MiL0** · 11-10-2011, 11:41 AM

DJTT is completely broken when viewed in Internet Explorer (I work at a bank, there's no chance of using any other browser)

**tekki** · 11-10-2011, 11:54 AM

Maybe it's their current WordPress setup. Again I wish I could replicate the issue, so I could say anything about it.

**mostapha** · 11-10-2011, 12:57 PM

It's in the javascript. This is the section that's giving trouble:

Code:

<p> <a href="http://www.djtechtools.com/2011/11/08/string-theory-for-djs/" 
    class="more-link"> </a></p>
<span class="read_more">
<a href="http://www.djtechtools.com/2011/11/08/string-theory-for-djs/" 
    title="Read More" 
    onclick="doGoal(this);return false;">
<span>Read More</span></a></span>

which calls this function:

Code:

function doGoal(that) {
    try {
        _gaq.push(['gwo._trackPageview', '/(some numbers that might identify me uniquely)/goal']);
        setTimeout('document.location = "' + that.href + '"', 100)
    }
    catch(err){}
}

which appears to be part of a "Google Website Optimizer Tracking Script".

Disabling javascript in the browser fixes the issue, except that it also disables vimium and vimperator, since all they do is inject javascript into every page I visit.

Blocking javascript for djtechtools.com and/or gmpg.org (referenced in one of the GWO scripts) has no noticeable effect.

It looks like Ghostery can be configured to block it except that google's scripts are fast enough that they run before Ghostery finishes scanning the site and blocking the relevant scripts.

There's got to be a way to manually block it, but I can't think of anything else to try right now.

**fullenglishpint** · 11-10-2011, 01:37 PM

never even noticed before, but I have the same problem with Rockmelt (chrome based) and lion.

**tekki** · 11-10-2011, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by mostapha

It's in the javascript. This is the section that's giving trouble:

Code:

<p> <a href="http://www.djtechtools.com/2011/11/08/string-theory-for-djs/" 
    class="more-link"> </a></p>
<span class="read_more">
<a href="http://www.djtechtools.com/2011/11/08/string-theory-for-djs/" 
    title="Read More" 
    onclick="doGoal(this);return false;">
<span>Read More</span></a></span>

which calls this function:

Code:

function doGoal(that) {
    try {
        _gaq.push(['gwo._trackPageview', '/(some numbers that might identify me uniquely)/goal']);
        setTimeout('document.location = "' + that.href + '"', 100)
    }
    catch(err){}
}

which appears to be part of a "Google Website Optimizer Tracking Script".

Disabling javascript in the browser fixes the issue, except that it also disables vimium and vimperator, since all they do is inject javascript into every page I visit.

Blocking javascript for djtechtools.com and/or gmpg.org (referenced in one of the GWO scripts) has no noticeable effect.

It looks like Ghostery can be configured to block it except that google's scripts are fast enough that they run before Ghostery finishes scanning the site and blocking the relevant scripts.

There's got to be a way to manually block it, but I can't think of anything else to try right now.

I did warn the guys about that Google crap... But I will post it to E and Zach.

Thanks for the research!

**NathanWard** · 11-11-2011, 04:40 AM

It has stopped happening for me now. Not sure if anything has changed, but yeah.

Windows 7 and Chrome.

**mostapha** · 11-11-2011, 12:02 PM

When Ghostery happens to catch the GWO scripts and stop them from running, everything works as it should, so I think that's enough to conclude that it's the issue.

If they want to keep it going because it helps them in terms of SEO or conversion or whatever buzz word some consultant or salesman used to convince them they needed it…cool. Don't worry about it, I've found my workaround.

I do have a moral objection to that kind of tracking-based "everything on the internet is just sales" crap in general, but it's not a huge issue, mostly because there's not an alternative.